"I'm joking with a sword? Why do I want to slash you with a sword?"
"Then why are your hands on the hilt?"
"I want to enthrone you as a knight! You kneel in front of me, and then I draw the sword and point your shoulders. You even... it's wrong. You are from the Earl Hall's house. You're still teasing me on purpose!" Diderit was so angry that he stamped his feet, and his tears disappeared. "You are a bad guy!"
Feiqi scratched his head. He did not intentionally, but really forgot about the knight's enthronement ceremony. Kneeling and being knocked on the shoulder by a sword is quite familiar to the people in this world, and is indeed unfamiliar with him. His temptation is true and achieved his goal. Diderit's helpless crying was sincere, but this was not enough to make Feiqi work for her.
As long as you have a little rationality, you will understand that those or forces who dare to murder the bishop do not care about killing another Paladin, or maybe you don’t care about the Templar, the exiled second son of the Earl of the Royal. Besides, Fitch does not think he is Sherlock Holmes or the famous detective Conan. He cannot guarantee to solve the case or bring death to others. The half-baked ability can only kill himself - but then he thinks, are he afraid of death?
Of course, this is obviously still a trouble, but whether Fitch is willing or not, the trouble is already on the rise. If "murder" does not exist, then it will be no good for him to refuse Diderit; if murder exists, the enemy must still lurk in the darkness, and Diderit's actions may also fall into their eyes. He may have entered...
Forget it, you can't lie to yourself. Feiqi shook his head. He knew that he was just soft-hearted and could not watch an Elf Paladin friend leave crying.
"Didelit, I'm willing to help you, but... this is conditional. You have to listen carefully to see if you can agree, and then say it."
"Okay, tell me, I'll listen." The elf wiped the corners of his eyes and raised his spirits to wait for Feichi's conditions.
"First, I can't give you any guarantee. The bishop's body is gone, and you were not there when he died. Now there is no evidence to verify murder, but only your feelings. So, this is really too difficult. Solving this problem requires not only wisdom, but also patience, meticulousness, a lot of investigation and analysis, and a lot of luck. I will work hard, but I must not be anxious. And when I say that the investigation is terminated, it must be terminated. You cannot be tangled forever because of your own feelings."
"Is this the first condition? Is the first one so troublesome?" Diderit thought for a while, and then said, "I know this is not easy, but you can only terminate the investigation after listing sufficiently convincing reasons. Is this OK?"
"Yes, I will use facts and evidence to convince you. If I encounter a dead end or can't continue to investigate, I will tell you the truth. I promise I won't deceive you."
"Thank you. What about the second one?"
"The second is that you cannot act impulsively, you must observe patiently and carefully. Even if you find something, you must judge whether it is a clue or a trap. Before you act, pray to the goddess."
"You are right, I will do this. I will try to discuss it with you before I take action. Human ideas are too complex and changeable, and they can be very cunning. I have to find a more cunning person to deal with it."
"I don't like your evaluation of me, but I understand what you mean." Feiqi rolled his eyes: "Then, third, you have to focus your main energy on the Model Leader and be a good lord. I have a feeling that the better you do, the more likely you are to dig out the truth. Moreover, the better the lord, the more resources you can mobilize. The people under your rule can live a good life, and the goddess likes you more, right? Whether you support or oppose the Model Leader, since it is about to happen, we must at least act according to the Goddess' teachings. I am a monster hunter, you are a Paladin, and we are not killers."
"Manage the territory well? I don't want human territory at all, and it goes against my teacher's idea! The proposal of the Model Leader was passed, and it largely benefited from the death of my teacher. How could you make me like this territory?"
"You don't need to like it, you just need to care about the people in the territory... Oh, you are an elf, and it doesn't matter to you how humans are, right?"
"Of course not! The goddess teaches us..."
"Yes, goddess!" Feich interrupted Didlit's words: "We have no clues available to the death of Bishop Nathaniel, but we have one of the biggest helpers, actually the great Goddess of Thunder. Will the goddess turn a blind eye to a bishop when he is murdered? The goddess gives you a trial, and you have to make achievements. Finding the truth of the matter is within the trial, managing the territory, and making more people believe in the goddess more. Such efforts will get the goddess' extra praise. Can you understand if I say this?"
If you continue to say this, it is to exchange service for favor and faith for reward. The goddess never teaches her pastors and paladins to act like this, and only the devil and demons admire this method. But in real life, this is the reality. The only thing that can be purified is the mind, never behavior, and you can't use spiritual standards to force the body to do it. After Feiqi finished speaking, she waited for Diderit's attitude. If she was that stupid and crazy believer, if she scolded Feiqi for blaspheming the gods, then there would be big problems sooner or later this cooperation would be.
"My thoughts are different from you. I didn't work hard for praise. That's too hypocritical. Feich, I heard that you are also a goddess' pastor, and I hope you change this idea. However, considering your past reputation, I am certainly willing to give you time to change. In fact, you are already very different from your past, which is a good thing." Diderit persuaded a few words, and then promised: "I can promise you to manage the territory well. You should help me more in this regard. Have you learned to manage the territory, right? I think the methods of elves may not be suitable for humans."
"We just work together, the road is coming out." Feiqi breathed a sigh of relief. The obstacles to cooperation were gone, but there was still one thing that had not been resolved, that was the motivation for cooperation. "My last condition: Diedlit, you have to tell me, what you are willing to pay for the truth, what I can get. Kindness that does not calculate costs and benefits is hypocrisy, and behavior that does not consider risks and losses is a crime."
"What do you want? Money and power? Are you that kind of person? You are like a businessman now talking about business. I don't like this feeling. And... I agreed that you made the conditions, why does it seem to be the opposite? Humans are so cunning!"
"Hehe, the elves are not stupid either. I don't want my partner to be deceived, especially if you are about to become a lord. Once you are deceived, the impact will be too great."
"It's not that I will become a lord immediately, but that I have become a lord. Six of the twelve lords were directly decided, and I am one of them. As long as I determine the position of the territory, I will take office immediately."
"Who else is certain besides you? Is Gresham one of six?"
"Well, we two are representatives of the Paladins. There are two other bishops, Lucius Hassey from the Diocese of Tanti, and Fe Reedtitka from Jas. I don't know who the other two are, but I only know that one is designated by the Archbishop of the Word and the other is designated by the Grand Duke of Aria. The territory of these two people is next to each other, right on the line between the Model Territory and the Principal of Aria, which should be to form a buffer."
"Don't use buffering, both parties to conflict need buffering - you can use the word transition."
"Oh, oh, I remember. Human common language is so complex and lacks aesthetics."
Humans also feel that Elf Words pursue beauty too much, are not concise enough and inefficient. But criticizing Elf Words is definitely a thankless thing. Any Elf has thousands of years to argue with you, and short-lived humans cannot afford to accompany you. So Feiqi just smiled and did not comment. "Where is your territory?"
"It's not decided yet. Because there are six lords who are mainly determined through the Great Prophecy Ritual. The lords who pass the ceremony will hold another meeting to see who will lead the areas that have not been successfully promoted in the Great Prophecy Ritual, and some small plots of land that have been transferred. Alas, it's really troublesome. There will be many meetings after the ceremony and fight each other. Only the two lucky people on the border can save this trouble."
Hearing this, Feiqi had a plan, and after thinking about it, he said, "Didrit, if the Ice Peak Fortress gives up the promotion to an independent territory, you can accept us. Anyway, I want to give you an idea, we need to work together to develop together, so it is better to merge directly! In this way, you can determine the territory now and prepare in advance."
"Ah? It's a good idea to put the territory together. I think so too, but I didn't think about annexing the Ice Peak Fortress! Are you sure you can represent the Ice Peak Fortress, are you sure you don't want to be a lord?"
"If I want to be a lord, I just need to stay at home honestly and be a royal Count." Feiqi sighed and said with a slightly lonely mood: "I have many ideas, but even if I become a lord, I may not be able to perform. The lord is a responsibility and a constraint. It cannot bear mistakes, so it is not a position for innovation and breakthrough. I hope that someone can stand in front and I am naughty behind. Hey, the Paladins always charge forward, right?"
Diderit's face turned blue and red, his mouth and the muscles in the corners of his eyes were trembling, and he looked puzzled. "Do you want to treat me as a shield, and you are a lord who is not a lord in the Ice Peak Fortress?"
"If I am evil, you will destroy me. If I am not capable, you will withdraw me. If I do it right and do it well, don't forget to thank me and learn from me. We cooperate and put competition internally, and investigate the cause of the bishop's death externally and find out the mastermind behind it. We join forces, integrate resources, and concentrate our efforts to do big things. What's wrong with this?"
"Are you all the words you think of?" Diderit bit his lip and whined in admiration: "Okay, okay... you are really amazing, you have completely convinced me. I will talk about this with Lord Kipling, and the two territories are merged. However, I will not let you work and take advantage of you! If you are really amazing, find out the truth and can manage the territory well, then the lord is you, and I will be your advisor deputy."
"Then I can only accept it with great embarrassment."
Feich's words confused the elves, and for a long time, I couldn't figure out what it meant. Diderit was dizzy when he left the dungeon, and seemed to be even more dizzy than when he came in.
"By the way, you have to participate in the God-Looking Great Prophecy ceremony for us, and you have to show all your strength! Tell me about this to Lord Snow Owl, and he will agree!"
Chapter completed!